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Jackson reforms will apply to insolvency litigation from April 2016
The government has today announced that the insolvency exception to the Jackson reforms will come to an end in April next year. This means …
Lord Justice Jackson urges extension of his reforms to insolvency proceedings
In a lecture delivered on 16 October, Lord Justice Jackson has argued the case in favour of bringing insolvency litigation into line with other …
Article published on the future for Damages-Based Agreements
In early September the Civil Justice Council issued its report on DBAs, which makes a number of drafting and policy recommendations aimed at …
Civil Justice Council recommendations for reform of Damages-Based Agreements (DBAs)
The Civil Justice Council has today issued its report and recommendations following its review of the regulations governing DBAs. The review was prompted …
Supreme Court rules recoverable success fees / ATE premiums do not breach Article 6 rights
In a judgment handed down this morning, 22 July, the Supreme Court held (by a majority of five to two) that a claimant’s right to recover a …
Claim assigned to SPV not struck out as champertous
The High Court has refused to strike out a claim as champertous where it had been assigned to an LLP in which the assignor had a one-third …
Jackson reforms will not be extended to insolvency proceedings from this April as planned
The government has today announced that it is scrapping its plans to end the insolvency exception to the Jackson reforms from April this year (as we …
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